Office Online

In the newsletter of 26 June 2014, Woody Leonhard wrote about Office Online. This sent me off to try it, which I have done - or better, attempted, several times since then. All I can get is a message to the effect that the service is not available, and that "we" are experiencing technical difficulties.

I go to Office Online. I sign in with my Microsoft Account and get the tiled interface with Word Online, Outlook.com, People, etc. Click on Word Online > get to "Let's Get Started" > click on "New Blank Document" and up comes :